Paying taxes: Time in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Paying taxes: Time was 55 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Luxembourg, 2006–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Luxembourg stood at 55 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Luxembourg peaked at 59 hours per year in 2006 and was at its lowest, 55 hours per year, in 2013.
That places Luxembourg 182nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 59 hours per year | — |
| 2007 | 59 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 55 hours per year | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 55 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55 hours per year | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 55 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 39% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 55 hours per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 32% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59 hours per year | 59 hours per year | 59 hours per year | 4 |
| 2010s | 56.2 hours per year | 55 hours per year | 59 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 179 Singapore 64 hours per year compare
- 180 Switzerland 63 hours per year compare
- 181 Marshall Islands 56 hours per year compare
- 183 Brunei 52.5 hours per year compare
- 184 Bhutan 52 hours per year compare
- 184 Palau 52 hours per year compare
- 184 San Marino 52 hours per year compare
More reference data data for Luxembourg
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Luxembourg?
- Paying taxes: time in Luxembourg was 55 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 59 hours per year in 2006.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 hours per year in 2013.
- How does Luxembourg rank for paying taxes: time?
- Luxembourg ranks 182nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.